Low Fuel or Energy Alert System for Automobiles using Accelerometer Data

Abstract

The focus of this paper is to develop a system which works on the real time data acquired by accelerometer ADXL345 as well as that from a smartphone mounted on the dashboard of the vehicle and calculates the amount of fuel consumed which is conveyed to the user. The algorithm is validated on 4 trips conducted around the Rizvi College campus and the results are found to be accurate. The algorithm works in real-time and can be implemented on any web interface to alert the driver via map-based navigation tools or to connect the driver to nearby local fuel supply stations. Similar activity will be carried out on vehicle batteries to estimate remaining useful battery life.